Synonyms of winking (at)

winking (at)

verb

present participle of wink (at)

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance

for too long the school just winked at the young athletes' hooliganism, dismissing it as a case of "boys being boys"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgiving
• overlooking
• blinking (at)
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• explaining
• glossing (over)
• shrugging off
• papering over
• justifying
• pardoning
• forgiving and forgetting
• excusing
• disregarding
• glozing (over)
• discounting
• closing one's eyes to
• condoning
• whitewashing
• remitting
• overpassing
• waving (aside or off)
• rationalizing
• exonerating
• exculpating
• vindicating
• waiving
• absolving
• acquitting
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objecting (to)
• marking
• noting
• heeding
• minding